Simple. Flexible. Savings.
For years, Small Businesses have been asking for a way to help make acquiring the core Microsoft software products that Small Businesses use easier to buy. Your requests have been answered.

The Small Business Desktop Advantage, available through Microsoft’s Open Value Program, allows small businesses with as few as five computers to take advantage of the core Microsoft technologies used to run their business at substantial savings while also providing access to the most current software versions available both now, and in the future.

The Small Business Desktop Advantage provides every computer in your company with:

Three years of Software Assurance benefits*, including upgrade protection, home-use rights for Microsoft Office Professional, electronic product training and more

At last, a choice for small businesses that makes software licensing simple, flexible, and affordable.

*Additional Small Business Desktop Advantage licenses added after initial purchase receive full Software Assurance benefits for the remaining terms of the initial three-year agreement.

The Microsoft® Small Business Desktop Advantage

Finally, licensing made easy.
Acquiring the Small Business Desktop Advantage is as simple as counting the number of computers in your company. Because this is a company-wide offering, you simply count how many computers there are in your company, order one Small Business Desktop Advantage license for each computer and you are done. It is that simple! If the number of computers in your company increases, simply add one Small Business Desktop Advantage license for each additional computer and the new computers would also receive all of the included benefits.

One license per computer in your company. No more trying to figure out which computers have which version of Office or Windows anymore or which ones need upgrades or not.

One Agreement number that all of your Microsoft software purchases can be added to instead of having to keep track of several different license agreements.

Available through any Microsoft reseller. Click HERE to find a Microsoft Small Business Specialist near you if you need to find one.

The Microsoft® Small Business Desktop Advantage

What you want, when and how you want it.
Want to use additional Microsoft solutions in your company? No problem. Because the Small Business Desktop Advantage is offered through the Microsoft Open Value Program, you can add any other Microsoft software to your same agreement and receive the benefits of spread payments (no interest or finance charges), e-learning courses, upgrade protection, and all of the other Software Assurance benefits for these technologies as well.

Add additional Microsoft software to your Agreement at any time, as you need it.

Adding additional computers to your company? No problem. Simply add one Small Business Desktop license for each new computer to your Agreement and you are set.

Want Microsoft Office Professional for some or all of your computers instead of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition? No problem. The Small Business Desktop Advantage provides you with the flexibility to tailor it to meet your needs. You can use the Microsoft Office Professional Step-Up for any number of your Small Business Desktop Advantage licenses to provide you with Microsoft Office Professional for as many or as few computers as you need.

The Microsoft® Small Business Desktop Advantage

Improve your bottom line.
The Small Business Desktop Advantage offers substantial savings to small businesses! To put it in perspective, it is equivalent to receiving all of the items listed in the overview for about 84¢ a day per computer with the spread payments benefit! And even though you can spread your payments out over three years as a benefit, you own the software licenses. This is not a rental or software subscription. This means they are yours to use for as long as you want, even beyond the three-year payment period. After the initial three-year period, you will have the option to renew your Software Assurance benefits for an additional three years if you wish.

The Microsoft Small Business Desktop Advantage also provides you the flexibility to either spread your payments out over three years (no interest or finance charges), or pay for the entire amount up front if that fits better into your financial model.

Part #B6K-00052 is the Small Business Desktop Advantage with the three year spread payments.

Part #B6K-00050 is the Small Business Desktop Advantage paid up front or when using Microsoft Financing.

Both options offer the same benefits and rights and both cost the same. It is simply a matter of which works best for you and your company.

Examples.

Here are a couple of examples of how easy it is to use the Small Business Desktop Advantage.

Example 1: Your company has five total computers with a mixture of Windows and Office licenses:

To benefit from the Small Business Desktop Advantage, simply:

1) Count the total number of computers in the company (in this example, five)

2) Order one Small Business Desktop Advantage license per computer (in this example, five)

Doing this will transform your company environment above to the following:

All five computers in this company are now licensed to run:

1) Windows Vista Business (or Vista Enterprise or Ultimate)

2) Office Small Business 2007

3) Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 Client Access License (CAL)

Plus, you will receive three years of Software Assurance benefits for all of those licenses

Are you looking to move up to your first server for your company or maybe you are looking to upgrade your existing server to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? Below is an example of how easy it is to do this by using the Microsoft Small Business Desktop Advantage.

Example 2: Your company has a total of five computers with a mixture of Windows and Office licenses, and either no server or an old Small Business Server:

To benefit from the Small Business Desktop Advantage and include Microsoft Small Business Server 2003, simply:

1) Count the total number of computers in the company (in this example, five)

2) Order one Small Business Desktop Advantage license per computer (in this example, five)

3) Order one Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 license through the same Microsoft Open Value Agreement

Doing this will transform your company environment above to the following:

All five computers in this company are now licensed to run:

1) Windows Vista Business (or Vista Enterprise or Ultimate)

2) Office Small Business 2007

3) Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 Client Access License (CAL)

And you also have a license to run Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 on your new server. Plus, you will receive three years of Software Assurance benefits for all of those licenses, including the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server license.